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Recently there were many entries written about "Classroom Culture". Here is one more idea that I accidently stumbled on...
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I recently stumbled upon a free App for the iPad that I plan to introduce to my students during our upcoming organic unit. This is just the first topic that I am using the app for. There are many more uses for the App in a number of units.
When it comes to student laboratory/apparatus setup, one thing is sure to help—visuals. However, many of us suffer from a disorder that makes all our test tubes resemble things we wish they didn’t. In addition, it is often hard to find that perfect image using the trusted Google search.
In preparation for the National Chemistry Week (NCW) theme of “Chemistry Rocks!”, I have been testing various decorative beads for the presence of certain minerals. Several beads of this type are available at craft stores such as Michael’s and JoAnn Fabric.
If you read my last blog post you heard discussion of putting together a practical and useful professional development opportunity for chemistry teachers. It is a conference for teachers, by teachers.
Last year I came across a report entitled Beyond Appearances: Students’ Misconceptions about Basic Chemical Ideas on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s website, and it has proven a wonderfully handy document to have around. The report is the work of Dr.
The theme for National Chemistry Week (NCW) this year is Chemistry Rocks!1 During NCW, which this year will be held October 22 – 28, many chemical educators will be focusing on the chemistry of rocks and minerals. To prepare for NCW, I’ve been in the lab conducting tests on the chemical and physical properties of various geological samples.
In January of 2017, Chad Hustings wrote a blog post, Isotopes, Nuts, Bolts and Eggs, about an activity some colleagues and I had shared in a workshop at BCCE in 2016.
Researchers have identified many reasons for the perception of chemistry as a challenging subject. General chemistry introduces more terms and concepts to students than a first-year foreign language class (Rowe, 1983).
As I began to prepare my labs for this upcoming year, I decided to put a bit of a twist on a previous density of a block lab I had used in the past entitled the Measurement Challenge that is sold by Flinn Scientific.
Collaborative activities are becoming increasingly prevalent in classroom instruction. Often, when instructors start to incorporate collaborative activities in their instruction, they also start “flipping” the classroom.
I have been using videos as a primary means of delivering new content to my IB Chemistry classes for quite a few years. I view this as a viable method for a few reasons. But that's not the focus here.